813th Strategic Aerospace Division

813th Strategic Aerospace Division

Emblem of the 813th Strategic Aerospace Division
Active 1954-1966
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Role Command and Control
Part of Strategic Air Command
Garrison/HQ Malmstrom AFB, Montana

The 813th Strategic Aerospace Division (813th SAD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Strategic Air Command, assigned to Fifteenth Air Force, being stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. It was inactivated on 2 July 1966.

Activated in 1954 as an intermediate command echelon of Strategic Air Command, providing command and control, of B-47 Stratojet medium bomber wings in Florida. Inactivated in 1956 due to budget constraints. Reactivated in 1959 as a B-47 Division in the upper Northwest, acquiring control of ICBM missile Wings in 1962. It maintained the capability to conduct long range bombardment operations and strategic missile warfare. In addition, the 813th supported Air Reserve and National Guard programs, established applicable safety programs, and administered the security protection program.

Inactivated in 1966 along with the phaseout of Titan I and Atlas ICBMs.

Contents

History

Lineage

Activated on 15 July 1954
Inactivated on 1 June 1956
Redesignated 813 Strategic Aerospace Division on 1 April 1962
Discontinued, and inactivated, on 2 July 1966.

Assignments

Stations

Components

Wings

15 July 1959-25 June 1966
15 July 1954-1 June 1956 (detached 7 January-11 April 1956)
15 July 1954-1 June 1956 (detached 9 December 1954-5 March 1955; 9 April-1 June 1956)
1 July 1964-2 July 1966
Attached 1 November 1955-31 May 1956
15 July 1959-15 July 1961.

Squadron

4364 Support (later, 4364 Post Attack Command Control)
20 July 1962-25 March 1965.

Aircraft

EB-47, 1962-1965

See also

United States Air Force portal
Military of the United States portal


References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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